Penguins/NHL category, Page 7
Minor league report: Penguins come back to beat IslandersVideo
Defenseman Phil Kemp had two goals and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-3 comeback win against the Bridgeport Islanders at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forwards Tristan Broz and Aidan McDonough, as well as defenseman Sebastian Aho, all had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
Penguins fall to Predators in overtime
The Pittsburgh Penguins understand they are in Sweden to conduct business for the NHL as ambassadors of the league this weekend. With a pair of contests against the Nashville Predators, all parties involved are hoping to spread the NHL’s version of ishockey to Sverige. But the Penguins haven’t lost sight...
Penguins defenseman Ryan Graves made the most out of a bad situationVideo
It was an impressive play that led to offense. It just didn’t lead to any recordable offense for the subject of this story. During the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 5-3 home win against the Washington Capitals on Thursday, forward Anthony Mantha scored the hosts’ third goal of the contest by cleaning up...
Minor league report: Penguins beat Islanders in shootoutVideo
Shootout goals by forwards Sam Poulin, Aaron Huglen, Valtteri Puustinen and Rafael Harvey-Pinard gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 5-4 win against the Bridgeport Islanders at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Wednesday. Goaltender Maxim Pavlenko made 24 saves on 28 shots in regulation and overtime, then stopped two of...
Mark Madden: Every point counts, so Penguins must solve shootout problems
Most (including me) had the Pittsburgh Penguins pegged as a non-playoff team angling for a top-five draft pick. But the Penguins have the fifth-most points in the Eastern Conference and two straight sellouts at PPG Paints Arena. That changes priorities. If the Penguins’ contention continues into 2026, the hockey media...
A move to center helped Penguins forward Danton Heinen return to the NHLVideo
The John B. Sollenberger Trophy has been awarded since 1948 in recognition of the leading scorer of the American Hockey League. And Danton Heinen’s chances of winning it are rotten. To be fair, he has a clear handicap in that pursuit. He’s in the NHL at the moment. When the...
Former Penguins defenseman Simon Despres signs in Scotland
Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Simon Despres has signed with the Fife Flyers, a Scottish team based in the United Kingdom’s Elite Ice Hockey League. That team announced the transaction with a release on Tuesday. Despres, 34, was a first-round draft pick (No. 30 overall) of the Penguins in 2009. In...
Penguins forward Tommy Novak reunited with Evgeni MalkinVideo
It wasn’t a thing of beauty. But it was effective. Forward Tommy Novak’s second goal of the season gave the Pittsburgh Penguins an opening lead Sunday in what wound up being a 3-2 home loss to the Los Angeles Kings. For what it lacked in cosmetic appeal, it offered plenty...
Penguins lose to Kings in goaltender Sergei Murashov’s debut
Penguins rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov is still getting used to his surroundings in Pittsburgh (and America, for that matter). So, if the 21-year-old Russian wasn’t completely certain that the local football squad was playing at night on Sunday, he can be forgiven. He was just grateful for the enthusiastic reception...
Penguins rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov scheduled to make debut against Kings
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov is scheduled to make his NHL debut in Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Kings at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Dan Muse announced Murashov’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff. Murashov, who catches with his right hand, was recalled to the NHL...
Minor league report: Penguins, Maxim Pavlenko shut out CometsVideo
Goaltender Maxim Pavlenko made 20 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-0 shutout of the Utica Comets at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. The result was Pavlenko’s first career shutout in the American Hockey League and leveled his record on the season at 1-1-0. Forward Sam Poulin had...
Former Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin is trying to win once again with the Kings
Brian Dumoulin was in a familiar place Saturday. As the Pittsburgh Penguins skated against the New Jersey Devils some six hours to the east in the Garden State, the left-handed defenseman practiced at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. A vital component of the Penguins’ blue line during the team’s...
Shootout woes continue for Penguins, Arturs Silovs in loss to Devils
With a lineup that is perforated more than an NJ Transit ticket, the Pittsburgh Penguins were defeated by the New Jersey Devils, 2-1, in a shootout at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Saturday. Shootout goals by forwards Paul Cotter and Jesper Bratt were the difference. Penguins forwards Bryan...
Minor league report: Penguins’ losing streak reaches 3Video
Despite a goal and an assist by forward Tristan Broz, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins fell to the Rochester Americans, 6-4, at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y. on Friday. Forward Aidan McDonough recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (8-3-1-0) while forwards Mathieu de St. Phalle and Sam Poulin as well as defenseman...
Penguins offer support to Filip Hallander; Kevin Hayes close to returning
The news was as sudden as it was jarring. When the Pittsburgh Penguins announced Filip Hallander would be sidelined a minimum of three months due to a blood clot in a leg, it caught several of his teammates off guard. In fact, several members of the club did not find...
Penguins goaltender Sergei Murashov is prepared — but patient — for his NHL debut
Sergei Murashov experienced a career and life moment Thursday. The Pittsburgh Penguins goaltending prospect dressed for an NHL game. OK, sure, he didn’t actually play in the game, and the most strenuous activity he was engaged in was opening and closing the bench door as teammates made line changes during...
Penguins forward Filip Hallander sidelined by blood clot
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Filip Hallander will be sidelined a minimum of three months due to a blood clot in his leg. The team announced his status via social media on Friday morning. Hallander, 25, briefly attended a practice session in Cranberry on Wednesday but quickly retreated to the team’s...
Tim Benz: Star players help stars align in latest edition of Penguins-Capitals
Bryan Rust saved the game. The other star players saved the storyline. As of Wednesday afternoon, Thursday night’s Pittsburgh Penguins versus Capitals matchup had all the makings of a showdown jam-packed with celebration and sentiment. Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin had the potential to score his 900th goal in Pittsburgh while...
Mark Madden: Sidney Crosby is sizzling, Ben Kindel brings power-play brilliance and more Penguins thoughts
The Pittsburgh Penguins are 9-4-2, top of the NHL. Sidney Crosby is the league’s leading goal-scorer at 11. The (unexpected) situation fairly begs for refreshing Penguins notes! • Crosby is also just two points off the NHL’s points lead. Even for him, he’s sizzling. If Crosby drags this rag-tag Penguins...
Power play helps Penguins steady ship, beat rival Capitals
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Ben Kindel doesn’t have strong memories of how the enduring rivalry between his captain, Sidney Crosby, and Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin began. And for good reason. Kindel was born in 2007, approximately two years after Crosby and Ovechkin first encountered one another on an NHL...
Penguins look for reserve forward Joona Koppanen to fill gaps on penalty kill, faceoffsVideo
The Penguins added another body to their continually growing list of injured players Wednesday as it was announced that rookie forward Filip Hallander would be sidelined on a day-to-day basis because of an undisclosed ailment. He joins a full house of other convalescing players, including forward Noel Acciari, currently on...
Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs scheduled to start against Capitals
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Arturs Silovs is scheduled to start Thursday’s home game against the Washington Capitals. Coach Dan Muse announced Silovs’ status following an optional morning skate in Cranberry. In seven games this season, Silovs has a 3-2-2 record, a 2.66 goals-against average, a .913 save percentage and one...
First Call: Steelers slated to work out CB Asante Samuel Jr.; Alex Ovechkin scores No. 900Video
Thursday’s “First Call” tells us that the Pittsburgh Steelers are working out an interesting free agent cornerback. There is a notable nugget about this week’s officiating crew for Steelers-Chargers. Los Angeles has another injury to track. This one is on special teams. And Alex Ovechkin gets goal No. 900 before...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Marlies in overtimeVideo
Forwards Tristan Broz, Atley Calvert and Boko Imama all scored goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Toronto Marlies at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Defenseman Finn Harding recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (8-2-1-0) which lost despite holding a three-goal lead through two periods....
Mark Madden: Penguins should create hype by starting rookie Sergei Murashov vs. Capitals
When it comes to his decision-making process, Dan Muse is all hockey. But when Washington visits PPG Paints Arena on Thursday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins coach needs to have a sense of the occasion and start Sergei Murashov. The Penguins’ goaltender of the future has arrived earlier than expected because...
